{"id":818216,"date":"2026-07-23T06:54:20","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T06:54:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/818216\/"},"modified":"2026-07-23T06:54:20","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T06:54:20","slug":"australia-news-live-origin-energy-says-hackers-accessed-customers-partial-bank-details-wa-court-dismisses-woodside-case-against-activists-australia-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/818216\/","title":{"rendered":"Australia news live: Origin Energy says hackers accessed customers\u2019 partial bank details; WA court dismisses Woodside case against activists | Australia news"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Origin confirms hackers accessed energy customers\u2019 partial bank details<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1784789655_593_Luca_Ittimani.png\" alt=\"Luca Ittimani\" class=\"dcr-wso613\"\/>Luca Ittimani<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">The energy company Origin has confirmed customers\u2019 addresses and partial bank account data has been accessed in a hack that was revealed yesterday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">In a statement to the ASX this afternoon, the energy company said impacted data may include: \u201cname, address, date of birth, contact phone number and account information, as well as the last four digits of a credit card, or the last three digits of a bank account.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Origin\u2019s statement noted that incomplete credit card or bank account information cannot be used to make purchases or access accounts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">It said it would advise customers once it confirmed they had been impacted but was still confirming which and how many customers had been affected.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Origin has 4.8m customer accounts in Australia and provides electricity, natural gas, LPG, and internet services to homes and businesses.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Origin\u2019s chief executive, Frank Calabria, said the company was securing its systems and ensuring there was no further unauthorised access by working with independent cyber experts and authorities. He said:<\/p>\n<p>double quotation markI\u2019m sorry this has happened. Customers trust Origin with their information, and I apologise for the impact this may cause.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Origin said the Australian Cyber Security Centre, the Australian Federal Police and the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner were all engaged.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Australia news live: Origin Energy says hackers accessed customers\u2019 partial bank details; WA court dismisses Woodside case against activists&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/live\/2026\/jul\/23\/australia-news-live-china-penny-wong-asean-labor-conference-anthony-albanese-one-nation-pauline-hanson-ntwnfb?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6a61af138f0890a39cdc4bbb#block-6a61af138f0890a39cdc4bbb\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-10ju04u\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Updated at\u00a002.19 EDT<\/p>\n<p>Key events<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1784789656_378_Krishani_Dhanji.png\" alt=\"Krishani Dhanji\" class=\"dcr-wso613\"\/>Krishani Dhanji<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Labor conference closes day one sans drama<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">The first day of Labor conference is coming to an end with no major controversies or drama.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">The second part of the afternoon began debate on the environment and energy security portfolio.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Anthony Albanese runs a tight ship in his caucus (ie there\u2019s no room for dissent), and it\u2019s clear a tight ship has been run at the conference too \u2013 known in the past for big fights and plenty of shouting. While we\u2019ve seen a few impassioned speeches today, there haven\u2019t been any spicy debates.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Tomorrow the conference will debate motions on gambling \u2013 the wording of those amendments is still being worked out but we know a few of the key issues will be around a national regulator for the sector and a ban on inducements. Those were both recommendations from the landmark, \u201cYou win some, you lose more\u201d report.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Australia news live: Origin Energy says hackers accessed customers\u2019 partial bank details; WA court dismisses Woodside case against activists&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/live\/2026\/jul\/23\/australia-news-live-china-penny-wong-asean-labor-conference-anthony-albanese-one-nation-pauline-hanson-ntwnfb?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6a61b6f48f08990d2f69cda3#block-6a61b6f48f08990d2f69cda3\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-10ju04u\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Updated at\u00a002.50 EDT<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1784789656_789_Andrew_Messenger.png\" alt=\"Andrew Messenger\" class=\"dcr-wso613\"\/>Andrew Messenger<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Queensland social housing wait times blow out to 31 months<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">The average wait time for a social housing dwelling in Queensland has blown out to 31 months, parliamentary estimates has heard.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">The state minister for housing, Sam O\u2019Connor, said the state\u2019s social housing waiting list has dropped to 41,298 people from a record 58,927 people last year, though only 5,300 households were housed, with most applications cancelled or ruled ineligible.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">But the average wait time for high and very high social housing applicants spiked from about 21 months last year to 31.7 months, the hearing heard.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">During the estimates hearing, Labor tabled leaked documents showing the government had quietly cut $42m from its immediate housing response program, which pays to accommodate homeless people in hotels and motels.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">The document revealed this would lead to less funding to a string of homelessness services including the Salvation Army and the Brisbane Youth Service, causing job losses. The document dubbed these decisions as of \u201chigh political sensitivity\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">The Department of Housing\u2019s director general, Mark Cridland, told the committee that the number of people covered by the program had dropped from 2,150 households last March to 1,237 currently. He said 3,252 households had been found a home, drastically reducing the demand on the program.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Labor shadow minister Meaghan Scanlon told media outside the hearing that there had been no reduction in rough sleeping and \u201cthe only reason there would be less demand on homeless services is because he changed the rules, which has reduced the number of people who can now even ask for help\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Read more here:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Australia news live: Origin Energy says hackers accessed customers\u2019 partial bank details; WA court dismisses Woodside case against activists&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/live\/2026\/jul\/23\/australia-news-live-china-penny-wong-asean-labor-conference-anthony-albanese-one-nation-pauline-hanson-ntwnfb?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6a61afb18f088134984ca7c5#block-6a61afb18f088134984ca7c5\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-10ju04u\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Updated at\u00a002.37 EDT<\/p>\n<p>Origin confirms hackers accessed energy customers\u2019 partial bank details<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1784789655_593_Luca_Ittimani.png\" alt=\"Luca Ittimani\" class=\"dcr-wso613\"\/>Luca Ittimani<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">The energy company Origin has confirmed customers\u2019 addresses and partial bank account data has been accessed in a hack that was revealed yesterday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">In a statement to the ASX this afternoon, the energy company said impacted data may include: \u201cname, address, date of birth, contact phone number and account information, as well as the last four digits of a credit card, or the last three digits of a bank account.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Origin\u2019s statement noted that incomplete credit card or bank account information cannot be used to make purchases or access accounts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">It said it would advise customers once it confirmed they had been impacted but was still confirming which and how many customers had been affected.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Origin has 4.8m customer accounts in Australia and provides electricity, natural gas, LPG, and internet services to homes and businesses.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Origin\u2019s chief executive, Frank Calabria, said the company was securing its systems and ensuring there was no further unauthorised access by working with independent cyber experts and authorities. He said:<\/p>\n<p>double quotation markI\u2019m sorry this has happened. Customers trust Origin with their information, and I apologise for the impact this may cause.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Origin said the Australian Cyber Security Centre, the Australian Federal Police and the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner were all engaged.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Australia news live: Origin Energy says hackers accessed customers\u2019 partial bank details; WA court dismisses Woodside case against activists&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/live\/2026\/jul\/23\/australia-news-live-china-penny-wong-asean-labor-conference-anthony-albanese-one-nation-pauline-hanson-ntwnfb?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6a61af138f0890a39cdc4bbb#block-6a61af138f0890a39cdc4bbb\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-10ju04u\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Updated at\u00a002.19 EDT<\/p>\n<p>ACT education minister resigns after corruption findings for two staff in her portfolio<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">The ACT education minister, Yvette Berry, has resigned from her cabinet role after a ACT Integrity Commission report found \u201cserious corrupt conduct by two ACT public officials\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">The commission investigated whether the process to procure a firm for the Campbell Primary School Modernisation Project was conducted with probity and whether public officials \u201cfailed to exercise their official functions honestly and or impartially\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/share\/v\/1FBxHACkGK\/\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">video statement<\/a> posted to social media, Berry said she would take \u201cfull responsibility\u201d for the findings relating to her staff, despite the report making no findings of corruption against her. She said:<\/p>\n<p>double quotation markWhen you are a minister, you have significant responsibilities. I have always held those responsibilities and myself to high standards.<\/p>\n<p>I will take full responsibility for the findings made about my staff. You know I have never backed down from responsibility, even when it gets hard, and this is no doubt hard. I have made this decision because I don\u2019t want a parliamentary public circus to follow this report. My family don\u2019t deserve it and my colleagues don\u2019t deserve it, and I have no intention of giving the Opposition and the Greens political party that satisfaction.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Berry will remain in parliament as a backbencher.<\/p>\n<p>Yvette Berry earlier in July. Photograph: Hilary Wardhaugh\/Getty Images for A-Leagues<a href=\"mailto:?subject=Australia news live: Origin Energy says hackers accessed customers\u2019 partial bank details; WA court dismisses Woodside case against activists&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/live\/2026\/jul\/23\/australia-news-live-china-penny-wong-asean-labor-conference-anthony-albanese-one-nation-pauline-hanson-ntwnfb?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6a61afff8f088134984ca7c7#block-6a61afff8f088134984ca7c7\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-10ju04u\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Updated at\u00a002.28 EDT<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1784789655_593_Luca_Ittimani.png\" alt=\"Luca Ittimani\" class=\"dcr-wso613\"\/>Luca Ittimani<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Macquarie chair predicts fossil fuel funding will continue \u2018for some time\u2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Macquarie\u2019s chair has predicted fossil fuel funding will continue \u201cfor some time\u201d as the company avoided a shareholder push for climate transparency.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">At its AGM today, 17.9% of shareholders voted to force Macquarie to disclose how its fossil fuel financing aligns with its commitment to the goals of the Paris Agreement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Glenn Stevens, Macquarie\u2019s chair, told the AGM this morning Macquarie remains committed to the goals of the Paris Agreement through an \u201corderly transition\u201d to green energy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Ian Dunlop, a former chair of the Australian Coal Association and former executive and oil and gas company Shell, told the meeting Macquarie was backing \u201cfossil fuel expansion\u201d in practice. Stevens said in response:<\/p>\n<p>double quotation markThe basis of Macquarie\u2019s approach is our understanding that there will need to be some fossil fuel investment for quite possibly some time yet \u2026 The [emissions] targets that we set several years ago are the same targets now.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Kyle Robertson, the research director at Market Forces, the advocacy group that backed the resolution, said this afternoon:<\/p>\n<p>double quotation markInvestors from across the globe have sounded the alarm on Macquarie\u2019s fossil fuel finance, but many have let the group off the hook for enabling massive new gas projects which are hurtling us towards climate catastrophe.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Australia news live: Origin Energy says hackers accessed customers\u2019 partial bank details; WA court dismisses Woodside case against activists&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/live\/2026\/jul\/23\/australia-news-live-china-penny-wong-asean-labor-conference-anthony-albanese-one-nation-pauline-hanson-ntwnfb?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6a61a7d48f0890a39cdc4b98#block-6a61a7d48f0890a39cdc4b98\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-10ju04u\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Updated at\u00a002.28 EDT<\/p>\n<p>WA supreme court dismisses Woodside case against activists<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1784789657_865_Petra_Stock.png\" alt=\"Petra Stock\" class=\"dcr-wso613\"\/>Petra Stock<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">The supreme court of Western Australia has dismissed in full a case brought by Woodside Energy against three activists.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">The case relates to a protest on 1 June 2023, in which Kristen Morrissey caused approximately 2,500 Woodside employees to be evacuated by a hoax \u201cgas leak\u201d using \u201cstench gas\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">The oil and gas company alleged that other people were involved in the protest and asked the court to order Emil Davey, Joana Partyka and Kristen Morrissey to reveal the identities of any other such people.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">The three anti-Woodside campaigners had already been charged and convicted in relation to the protest.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">In 2025, Morrisey was charged with doing an act with intent to annoy and doing an act to create false belief. Partyka and Davey, who were not present at the protest but were arrested in WA counter-terror police raids weeks later, were charged with doing an act to create false belief.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">All activists pleaded guilty to the charges and were convicted in the district court of Western Australia.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Woodside\u2019s legal action sought access to information about other people involved. But in a decision on Thursday, Justice Matthew Howard said the evidence and submissions presented by Woodside did not \u201crise above mere conjecture or speculation\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Joana Partyka, a ceramic artist and campaigner represented by Climate Defenders Australia, said:<\/p>\n<p>double quotation markAfter three long years of Woodside\u2019s legal threat hanging over our heads, we stand vindicated in the eyes of history \u2013 Woodside is completely humiliated.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">The case was the first time since the \u201cGunns 20\u201d in Tasmania in 2005 that a large resources company had sought to target an activist campaign using Strategic Litigation Against Public Participation (known as a SLAPP suit).<\/p>\n<p>Artist Joana Partyka at the Museum of Western Australia in 2023. Photograph: Joana Partyka<a href=\"mailto:?subject=Australia news live: Origin Energy says hackers accessed customers\u2019 partial bank details; WA court dismisses Woodside case against activists&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/live\/2026\/jul\/23\/australia-news-live-china-penny-wong-asean-labor-conference-anthony-albanese-one-nation-pauline-hanson-ntwnfb?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6a61a6a58f088134984ca793#block-6a61a6a58f088134984ca793\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-10ju04u\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Updated at\u00a001.56 EDT<\/p>\n<p>Labor environment group passes amendment paring back fuel tax credits<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1784789656_378_Krishani_Dhanji.png\" alt=\"Krishani Dhanji\" class=\"dcr-wso613\"\/>Krishani Dhanji<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">The amendment is adopted unanimously and without any drama (none of the delegates vote against), which gets a huge round of applause from the spectator benches.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">The room is divided by the 400 delegates on the floor and then spectator benches which includes media, lobbyists, and other observers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">There\u2019s a contingent of around a dozen LEAN supporters in green T-shirts sitting in the room, who erupt in cheers as the amendment is supported.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">But as we noted a little earlier, this doesn\u2019t doesn\u2019t mean that the fuel tax credits will necessarily be wound back by the government, even though there\u2019s plenty of appetite for it within the caucus \u2013 and the rank and file.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">A few MPs around the conference today say they\u2019re hopeful the changes will be made at some point, but don\u2019t think it\u2019ll be done very soon as the globe continues to grapple with fuel insecurity due to the war in the Middle East.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Australia news live: Origin Energy says hackers accessed customers\u2019 partial bank details; WA court dismisses Woodside case against activists&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/live\/2026\/jul\/23\/australia-news-live-china-penny-wong-asean-labor-conference-anthony-albanese-one-nation-pauline-hanson-ntwnfb?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6a61a2d18f08990d2f69cd1b#block-6a61a2d18f08990d2f69cd1b\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-10ju04u\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Updated at\u00a001.42 EDT<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">New South Wales firefighters to help battle Californian wildfires<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Two dozen New South Wales firefighters will be deployed to the United States to assist with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/us-wildfires\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ongoing wildfires<\/a> hitting California, the state\u2019s Royal Fire Service has confirmed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">The NSW contingent includes 26 incident management and specialist firefighters, part of a contingent of 74 people across Australia that were formally requested by the National Interagency Fire Centre in the US.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">The group will help battle more than 72 large wildfires which have burnt millions of hectares across the United States.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">The NSW contingent will head off on Friday morning.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Last month, three firefighters were killed and two others were hurt while responding to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/us-wildfires\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">wildfires<\/a> along the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/colorado\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Colorado<\/a>&#8211;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/utah\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Utah<\/a> border. And a fortnight ago, a pilot who was helping to fight a wildfire in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/colorado\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Colorado<\/a> has died after the aviator\u2019s aircraft crashed into a reservoir<\/p>\n<p>A fire helicopter drops water as crews battle a wildfire in Sunol, Alameda County, California on 21 July. Photograph: Anadolu\/Getty Images<a href=\"mailto:?subject=Australia news live: Origin Energy says hackers accessed customers\u2019 partial bank details; WA court dismisses Woodside case against activists&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/live\/2026\/jul\/23\/australia-news-live-china-penny-wong-asean-labor-conference-anthony-albanese-one-nation-pauline-hanson-ntwnfb?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6a6197948f08990d2f69ccd4#block-6a6197948f08990d2f69ccd4\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-10ju04u\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Updated at\u00a001.27 EDT<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Send a message to the haters\u2019: Labor\u2019s environment network pushes for action on generous fuel tax credits<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1784789656_378_Krishani_Dhanji.png\" alt=\"Krishani Dhanji\" class=\"dcr-wso613\"\/>Krishani Dhanji<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">We\u2019ve arrived at one of the policy sticking points of the day \u2013 fuel tax credits.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">The Labor Environment Action Network (LEAN) has put forward an amendment to the platform to \u201cremove disincentives for orderly decarbonisation\u201d \u2013 ie wind back the generous fuel tax credits that go to miners, farmers and other industries.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">The group says 355 branches have supported the motion around the country.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Federal MPs including Sally Sitou, Jerome Laxale, and assistant minister Ged Kearney speak on the amendment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Laxale says that Labor\u2019s platform should \u201cscream\u201d that the party is serious about the climate.<\/p>\n<p>double quotation markThis amendment and our platform should send a message to the haters that Labor can and Labor will double down on decarbonisation. Our new platform, our new platform, should scream that Labor are serious about climate action, and no one who reads it should be surprised when we use our time in government to deliver it. Our job is not done. There are new policies that we need to reach our climate goals and targets.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">The amendment is quickly adopted unanimously (none of the delegates vote against) \u2013 which gets a huge round of applause from the spectator benches.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">The room is divided by the 400 delegates on the floor and then spectator benches which includes media, lobbyists, and other observers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">There\u2019s a contingent of around a dozen LEAN supporters in green T-shirts who erupt in cheers as the amendment is supported.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Australia news live: Origin Energy says hackers accessed customers\u2019 partial bank details; WA court dismisses Woodside case against activists&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/live\/2026\/jul\/23\/australia-news-live-china-penny-wong-asean-labor-conference-anthony-albanese-one-nation-pauline-hanson-ntwnfb?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6a619e348f08990d2f69cd04#block-6a619e348f08990d2f69cd04\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-10ju04u\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Updated at\u00a001.17 EDT<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">With that, I will hand the reigns over to Achol Arok who will be with you for the rest of the afternoon. Happy reading!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Australia news live: Origin Energy says hackers accessed customers\u2019 partial bank details; WA court dismisses Woodside case against activists&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/live\/2026\/jul\/23\/australia-news-live-china-penny-wong-asean-labor-conference-anthony-albanese-one-nation-pauline-hanson-ntwnfb?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6a619e0f8f0890a39cdc4b65#block-6a619e0f8f0890a39cdc4b65\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-10ju04u\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">\u2018Millionaires\u2019 factory\u2019: Macquarie accused of dodging climate risk<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Australia\u2019s leading investment bank has been accused of ignoring the \u201cabsolutely catastrophic\u201d risk climate change poses to human civilisation, Australian Associated Press reports.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Former Royal Dutch Shell senior executive Ian Dunlop told Macquarie Group\u2019s annual general meeting on Thursday the bank\u2019s financing activities had prioritised energy security and fossil fuel expansion at the expense of human security:<\/p>\n<p>double quotation markIf you keep doing things in the way we\u2019ve been doing it, and they lead to the potential temperature increase that have been mentioned at two and a half, three degrees &#8230; they\u2019re not livable worlds. These will be catastrophic, absolutely catastrophic.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Dunlop also chaired the Australian Coal Association in the late 1980s.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Macquarie\u2019s board has recommended shareholders reject a resolution co-filed by activist group Market Forces and super fund provider Australian Ethical asking the bank to disclose whether it is still committed to aligning its lending with the goal of net zero emissions by 2050.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Market Forces says Macquarie has become Australia\u2019s most aggressive fossil fuel financier, tripling its oil and gas financing over the past three years.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">The chair, Glenn Stevens, said climate change was a \u201cwicked problem\u201d, but Macquarie could not set global policy or do things that really addressed the problem for the world.<\/p>\n<p>double quotation markBut we\u2019re seeking to play our part in a way that we think makes sense, is tractable, practical and is in the interests of shareholders.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Another shareholder, Helen Scotts, commended Macquarie for investing in fossil fuels and said she hoped the investment bank would invest in nuclear energy next.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/live\/2026\/jul\/23\/australia-news-live-china-penny-wong-asean-labor-conference-anthony-albanese-one-nation-pauline-hanson-ntwnfb?page=with%3Ablock-6a618ccb8f08990d2f69cc99#block-6a618ccb8f08990d2f69cc99\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Earlier we brought you the news<\/a> that before the meeting, Macquarie announced it had tapped the head of its retail bank, Greg Ward, as its next chief executive. Ward will replace Shemara Wikramanayake, who will retire in November after eight years as chief executive and managing director.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Australia news live: Origin Energy says hackers accessed customers\u2019 partial bank details; WA court dismisses Woodside case against activists&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/live\/2026\/jul\/23\/australia-news-live-china-penny-wong-asean-labor-conference-anthony-albanese-one-nation-pauline-hanson-ntwnfb?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6a619cac8f088134984ca751#block-6a619cac8f088134984ca751\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-10ju04u\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Updated at\u00a001.06 EDT<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1784789658_563_Ima_Caldwell.png\" alt=\"Ima Caldwell\" class=\"dcr-wso613\"\/>Ima Caldwell<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Government security grants for Jewish community fall short of costs, ECAJ chief says<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Government grants for Jewish community security have saved places of worship from severe damage, but funding still falls short of annual protection costs, the antisemitism royal commission has heard.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Peter Wertheim AM, co-CEO of the Executive Council of Australian Jewry (ECAJ), said that grant-funded fireproof doors prevented major damage during a July 2025 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/2025\/jul\/06\/tony-burke-says-melbourne-synagogue-fire-an-attack-on-australia-as-nsw-man-charged-over-incident-ntwnfb\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">arson attack<\/a> on an East Melbourne synagogue. The attack followed a December 2024 firebombing at Melbourne\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/2024\/dec\/09\/melbourne-adass-israel-synagogue-fire-ripponlea-suspected-terrorist-attack-ntwnfb\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Adass synagogue<\/a>, which prompted a $32.5m round of federal funding.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">While commonwealth funding expanded to a three-year, $124m agreement in May 2026, Wertheim said a substantial financial shortfall remains. He said annual community security spending is still \u201cmore than double\u201d the grant funding provided by the government, which ECAJ believes should fully and directly fund protection.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">The funds are managed by the National Council for Jewish Community Security under the ECAJ, with state-based security groups evaluating risk criteria and assisting smaller interstate communities with applications.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Wertheim told the inquiry the community\u2019s primary goal remains unchanged:<\/p>\n<p>double quotation markWe would prefer to live without antisemitism and without the security funding that it\u2019s necessitated.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Australia news live: Origin Energy says hackers accessed customers\u2019 partial bank details; WA court dismisses Woodside case against activists&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/live\/2026\/jul\/23\/australia-news-live-china-penny-wong-asean-labor-conference-anthony-albanese-one-nation-pauline-hanson-ntwnfb?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6a6197bd8f0890a39cdc4b3b#block-6a6197bd8f0890a39cdc4b3b\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-10ju04u\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Updated at\u00a000.44 EDT<\/p>\n<p>Sex discrimination commissioner condemns Pauline Hanson\u2019s DV comments<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1784789659_666_Sarah_Basford_Canales.png\" alt=\"Sarah Basford Canales\" class=\"dcr-wso613\"\/>Sarah Basford Canales<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">The sex discrimination commissioner, Anna Cody, has condemned Pauline Hanson\u2019s suggestion that domestic violence is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/2026\/jul\/22\/brittany-higgins-pauline-hanson-domestic-violence-comments-ntwnfb\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u201ctwo-way street<\/a>\u201c, warning assigning blame to victim-survivors is \u201charmful, wrong, and dangerous\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">In a <a href=\"https:\/\/humanrights.gov.au\/about-us\/media-centre\/media-releases\/sex-and-gender-rights\/commissioners-reject-senator-hansons-domestic-violence-comments\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">statement today<\/a>, Cody said femicide \u2013 the intentional murder of women \u2013 is a \u201cnational crisis, and any attempt to shift the blame undermines our efforts to end it\u201d:<\/p>\n<p>double quotation markDomestic violence is never the responsibility of the person experiencing it \u2026 Leaving a violent relationship is not simply a matter of walking away. For many women and children \u2013 and the evidence is clear \u2013 it can be one of the most dangerous times.<\/p>\n<p>Sadly, we have seen too many examples of women who left violent relationships being killed \u2026 Violence is a choice \u2013 and blame rests entirely with the person who commits it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Hanson told 4BC radio yesterday <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/2026\/jul\/22\/brittany-higgins-pauline-hanson-domestic-violence-comments-ntwnfb\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">domestic violence was \u201cwrong but it\u2019s also a two-way street\u201d<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Hanson\u2019s comments have been heavily criticised, with the One Nation leader responding to the backlash by accusing the media and the Labor party of \u201ctwisting\u201d her words.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">The CEO of Women\u2019s Community Shelters, Annabelle Daniel, said the evidence on domestic and family violence was \u201cclear and settled\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>double quotation markDomestic and family violence is a gendered issue. And as to the question of \u2018just leave!\u2019 \u2013 that requires somewhere safe and affordable to go, or to be able to safely and affordably stay on your own.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Australia news live: Origin Energy says hackers accessed customers\u2019 partial bank details; WA court dismisses Woodside case against activists&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/live\/2026\/jul\/23\/australia-news-live-china-penny-wong-asean-labor-conference-anthony-albanese-one-nation-pauline-hanson-ntwnfb?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6a618c518f08990d2f69cc98#block-6a618c518f08990d2f69cc98\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-10ju04u\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Updated at\u00a001.13 EDT<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1784789656_378_Krishani_Dhanji.png\" alt=\"Krishani Dhanji\" class=\"dcr-wso613\"\/>Krishani Dhanji<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Conference adopts support for fair AI taskforce as MP points finger at tech bros<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Labor has supported the adoption of a fair AI taskforce in its national platform, after a speech from NSW Labor right senator, Tony Sheldon, who put the \u201ctech bros\u201d on notice.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">There were two amendments \u2013 one calling for the creation of the taskforce that would build awareness of the risks and opportunities of AI, and another that Labor would establish a set of Australian standards for AI and increase equitable education and use of AI.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Sheldon said:<\/p>\n<p>double quotation markWe\u2019ve got to be the people to say that human intelligence and creativity is the priority. We\u2019re the ones to say that those tech bros that say to us that they\u2019re going to replace everything you, you, and you do and make the decisions for you is the reality of the future \u2013 well, that is not true.<\/p>\n<p>We need to have the strength, the capability, and the purpose to make sure that our human creativity, ambition, integrity, and intelligence is at the forefront of every decision that\u2019s made in every industry we work in.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Sheldon also pushed for workers to have a stronger voice in the use of AI in workplaces at the NSW Labor conference earlier this month.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Australia news live: Origin Energy says hackers accessed customers\u2019 partial bank details; WA court dismisses Woodside case against activists&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/live\/2026\/jul\/23\/australia-news-live-china-penny-wong-asean-labor-conference-anthony-albanese-one-nation-pauline-hanson-ntwnfb?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6a6196798f088134984ca72d#block-6a6196798f088134984ca72d\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-10ju04u\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Updated at\u00a000.29 EDT<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1784789658_563_Ima_Caldwell.png\" alt=\"Ima Caldwell\" class=\"dcr-wso613\"\/>Ima Caldwell<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Aged care security funding \u2018a matter government would consider\u2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">The inquiry also examined portfolio gaps regarding protective security for Jewish aged care facilities following a rejected application by Jewish Care Victoria.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Internal DPC correspondence showed the application was turned down because aged care falls under health and commonwealth portfolios, rather than state security grants.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Moule confirmed aged care primarily sits under federal jurisdiction, stating he was unaware of a specific Victorian funding program for aged care security. But he clarified that facilities are not entirely shut out from future state assistance if significant needs are raised:<\/p>\n<p>double quotation markIf representations were made to the government in relation to security funding for aged care facilities in Victoria, then that is certainly a matter the government would consider.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Australia news live: Origin Energy says hackers accessed customers\u2019 partial bank details; WA court dismisses Woodside case against activists&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/live\/2026\/jul\/23\/australia-news-live-china-penny-wong-asean-labor-conference-anthony-albanese-one-nation-pauline-hanson-ntwnfb?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6a6188f18f088134984ca6e1#block-6a6188f18f088134984ca6e1\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-10ju04u\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Updated at\u00a000.20 EDT<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1784789658_563_Ima_Caldwell.png\" alt=\"Ima Caldwell\" class=\"dcr-wso613\"\/>Ima Caldwell<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Victorian government shifted focus to operational security post-Bondi attack, inquiry hears<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">The Victorian Department of Premier and Cabinet\u2019s (DPC) secretary, Jeremi Moule, has detailed state government security funding during his appearance at the antisemitism royal commission.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Moule said the DPC distributed $3.7m across 22 Jewish community projects since the 2023-24 state budget. While funding previously targeted physical infrastructure, the Bondi attack prompted a pivot toward operational costs such as funding security guards for summer youth camps.<\/p>\n<p>double quotation markThe rise in antisemitism in Australia and in Victoria is an issue to which the government has needed to be responsive &#8230; [leading to] the adaptation of grant programs to be more responsive to community needs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Operational security is now an \u201cactive conversation\u201d within government, Moule said. He also advocated for official state and federal alignment to streamline future security funding.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Australia news live: Origin Energy says hackers accessed customers\u2019 partial bank details; WA court dismisses Woodside case against activists&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/live\/2026\/jul\/23\/australia-news-live-china-penny-wong-asean-labor-conference-anthony-albanese-one-nation-pauline-hanson-ntwnfb?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6a6188cc8f0890a39cdc4b01#block-6a6188cc8f0890a39cdc4b01\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-10ju04u\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Updated at\u00a000.08 EDT<\/p>\n<p>Macquarie CEO announces retirement after eight years at the helm<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1784789659_973_Achol_Arok,_L.png\" alt=\"Achol Arok\" class=\"dcr-wso613\"\/>Achol Arok<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Macquarie Group\u2019s chief executive, Shemara Wikramanayake, has announced she will retire in an ASX update on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Wikramanayake will step down in November this year after eight years in the top job and almost four decades with the company.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">The company\u2019s current head of banking and financial services, Greg Ward, has been appointed as her successor.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Wikramanayake described the role as a \u201cgreat privilege\u201d and said she had confidence in Ward\u2019s appointment.<\/p>\n<p>double quotation markLooking forward, I take confidence in the strength of the team, and particularly in Greg\u2019s ability to build on the legacy of our six decades of history. We have worked together for 30 years, and his track record, leadership and integrity make him an excellent candidate to be Macquarie\u2019s next Ceo.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">From 2021 to 2022, Wikramanayake was the highest-paid chief executive in Australia after receiving $23.7m in compensation.<\/p>\n<p>Macquarie Group&#8217;s CEO Shemara Wikramanayake during the Macquarie Bank annual general meeting in Sydney. Photograph: George Chan\/AAP<a href=\"mailto:?subject=Australia news live: Origin Energy says hackers accessed customers\u2019 partial bank details; WA court dismisses Woodside case against activists&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/live\/2026\/jul\/23\/australia-news-live-china-penny-wong-asean-labor-conference-anthony-albanese-one-nation-pauline-hanson-ntwnfb?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6a618ccb8f08990d2f69cc99#block-6a618ccb8f08990d2f69cc99\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-10ju04u\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Updated at\u00a001.18 EDT<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1784789656_378_Krishani_Dhanji.png\" alt=\"Krishani Dhanji\" class=\"dcr-wso613\"\/>Krishani Dhanji<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Push to wind back fuel tax credits<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">A little later today, the Labor conference will debate winding back generous fuel tax credits for miners.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">There has been a push inside and outside of Labor \u2013 from the rank and file, to the unions \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/2026\/jun\/22\/mining-tax-credit-scheme-coal-companies-subsidies-taxpayer-refunds-diesel\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">to cap the scheme<\/a>, which refunds miners, farmers and other industries the 52.6c a litre excise applied to petrol and diesel.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Whispers had spread across the caucus that Labor would wind back some of the tax credits in the most recent budget, but that was before war broke out in the Middle East and the focus moved to securing domestic fuel supply.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">The Labor Environment Action Network (LEAN) has put forward an amendment to the conference to, \u201cremove disincentives for orderly decarbonisation\u201d \u2013 ie wind back the credits.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">We\u2019ll see what happens on the floor when the 400 delegates vote whether to include it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">But it\u2019s also worth noting that just because it\u2019s included in the national platform, doesn\u2019t mean the government will have to act on it.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Australia news live: Origin Energy says hackers accessed customers\u2019 partial bank details; WA court dismisses Woodside case against activists&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/live\/2026\/jul\/23\/australia-news-live-china-penny-wong-asean-labor-conference-anthony-albanese-one-nation-pauline-hanson-ntwnfb?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6a6188948f0890a39cdc4aff#block-6a6188948f0890a39cdc4aff\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-10ju04u\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Updated at\u00a023.55 EDT<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Sarah_Collard.png\" alt=\"Sarah Collard\" class=\"dcr-wso613\"\/>Sarah Collard<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Danila Dilba Aboriginal <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/health\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Health<\/a> Service CEO resigns from Child and Families partnership forum citing concerns over NT Government<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">The Ceo of Danila Dilba Aboriginal Health Service, Rob McPhee has resigned from his role as the Independent Aboriginal Chair of the Northern Territory Children and Families Tripartite Forum.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">His resignation follows the NT government\u2019s passage of controversial child protection laws on Wednesday, which weaken the Aboriginal child placement principle in child safety decision-making.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">In a statement, McPhee said he accepted the role in 2023 as a \u201cgenuine partnership\u201d between the Northern Territory, the federal government, and the Aboriginal Community Controlled sector but he can no longer continue in the role due to a lack of \u201crespectful and transparent collaboration\u201d. McPhee said:<\/p>\n<p>double quotation markOver the past two years, it has become increasingly evident that the Northern Territory Government is not committed to genuine partnership with the Forum on significant policy and legislative reform.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">He cited further concerns that the NT government\u2019s child safety planning and governance strategies lacked meaningful consultation with the Forum.<\/p>\n<p>double quotation markThe decision by the Northern Territory government in 2025 to discontinue the Strategy without replacing it with an alternative long-term strategy or governance framework removed the Territory\u2019s primary mechanism for shared accountability, long-term planning and collaborative governance for children and families.<\/p>\n<p>Since then, significant policy and legislative reforms have continued to be developed without meaningful engagement through the Tripartite Forum.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">McPhee\u2019s resignation follows the NT Children Commissioner quitting in protest of the child protection reforms.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Australia news live: Origin Energy says hackers accessed customers\u2019 partial bank details; WA court dismisses Woodside case against activists&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/live\/2026\/jul\/23\/australia-news-live-china-penny-wong-asean-labor-conference-anthony-albanese-one-nation-pauline-hanson-ntwnfb?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6a61848c8f0890a39cdc4af0#block-6a61848c8f0890a39cdc4af0\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-10ju04u\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Origin confirms hackers accessed energy customers\u2019 partial bank detailsLuca Ittimani The energy company Origin has confirmed customers\u2019 addresses&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":818217,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[64,63,99,164],"class_list":["post-818216","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-economy","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-business","tag-economy"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/818216","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=818216"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/818216\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/818217"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=818216"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=818216"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=818216"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}